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Record #21134
Name :
: Percy MCGRATH (1902 - 1979)
  aka : Percy FAIRHEAD


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 26 Dec 1902   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 9 Dec 1979   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Western Australia
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1913
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Australind

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOn December 5 1912, Percy McGrath, 10, departed for Australia on board the Australind.

Percy Fairhead was born on December 26, 1902, in London, England, the son of John Fairhead and Selina McGrath. He had an older brother, William, and two younger sisters, Ellen and Rose. He arrived in Australia courtesy of the Islington Board of Guardians and must have been admitted to their care sometime between April of 1911 when the
census was taken and December of 1912 when he left England. Percy told a very sad story about the day his parents gave him and his brother, William, some pieces of bread, telling them to go out for a while. When Percy and William returned, their parents had gone and never returned. The two boys were taken to the Islington Workhouse by an unnamed individual.

He appears to have lived and worked as a farmhand in Western Australia, in and around the city of Perth. In 1943, he can be found at Newdegate, working as a farm laborer. It is here that he appears to have enlisted in the 10th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps on 31 March 1942.

He died on December 9, 1979 and was buried in an unmarked grave in Wongan Hills, Western Australia. There is no mention in the township records of any family members.'

Source: Fairbridge Kids "Unspeakable Blessings" (Angela Sherry, 2013) 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-06 04:51:09 / From original database

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21131 CURD, Richard E1902ENG, SSX, Rye Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
15042 FABER, John1883ENG,     Sep 1897 : Numidian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
15952 FABIN, William1873ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
26881 FACER, Bernard Randall1919ENG, WAR, Aston Nov 1931 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26800 FACER, Dorothy Myrtle Randall1923ENG, LAN, Chorlton Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27105 FACER, Gilbert Arthur1918ENG, WAR, Kings Norton Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5439 FACER, Leslie Joseph Randall1921ENG,     May 1932 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26846 FACER, Marjorie Irene Randall1922ENG, LAN, Chorlton Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9354 FAGAN, Charles1891ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
16446 FAGAN, Grace1875 Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
15906 FAGAN, John1874ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
9950 FAGG, Charles1898ENG,    , Thanet Jun 1913 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
27408 FAGG, Rodney1931ENG, LND, Lambeth Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Big Brother Movement  
14468 FAGGATER, William1884ENG,     1895 : - Unknown - CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
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12715 FAICHNEY, Christina1907SCT,    , Edinburgh Jul 1922 : Montrose CAN MacPherson Homes  
21383 FAIERS, Nellie M1901ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
24474 FAINE, James1855 May 1870 : Moravian CAN Ragged Schools, London  
10319 FAINT, Edward1883ENG,     Sep 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
10318 FAIR, Clara1863ENG,    , Kensington Aug 1872 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
10317 FAIR, George E1900ENG,    , Lambeth May 1914 : Alsatian CAN Waifs & Strays  
15364 FAIR, Herbert1862ENG,     1872 : - Unknown - CAN Maria Rye  
15383 FAIR, Jessie1859ENG,     Aug 1872 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
10832 FAIRBROTHER, Violet1899ENG,     Jun 1914 : Calgarian CAN Unknown  
8255 FAIRFAX, Gordon1898ENG,    , West Bromwich Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
11968 FAIRFAX, Kate Annie1897ENG, BRK, Denchworth Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
20615 FAIRFORTH, Henrietta ENG,     Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
18020 FAIRHEAD, Norman George ENG,     Jun 1911 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
25643 FAIRHURST, Frank1895ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
10835 FAIRISH, Gordon Henry1906ENG,    , Winchester May 1920 : Melita CAN Waifs & Strays  
5725 FAIRLEY, Eliza1859ENG,     Aug 1875 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
18231 FAIRMAN, Florence Sophia1891ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
26717 FAIRY, James1899 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15472 FAITHFUL, Ethel1893ENG,     Jun 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
5170 FALCONER, Camille1918ENG, LDN, London Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
9203 FALL, Ernest 1887ENG, LND, Lambeth Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
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15997 FALLON, William1876ENG, LAN Sep 1883 : Dominion CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
20779 FALLOW, James1894ENG,     Aug 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
14993 FALLOW, Thomas1871ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Colonization Fund, London  
26017 FALLOWS, A1886ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
10285 FALLS, Andrew1893SCT,    , Nitshill Oct 1904 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
10286 FALLS, John1890SCT,    , Wemyss Oct 1904 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
10398 FANCY, Emily 1878IRL,     Jun 1892 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
5254 FANCY, Henry1916ENG,    , Aberdare Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
9759 FANE, Lucy Mary1890ENG, HRT, St. Albans Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos JMann  
16147 FANE, Maud Florence1888ENG, HRT, St. Albans Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos JMann  
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22937 FARCOM, Albert1901ENG,     Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
25060 FARDO, Florence1892 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
21134 MCGRATH, Percy1902ENG, LND Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
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